Friday, January 18, 2019

Beach Compositions

Last week, Rob and I took Kate and went to one of the local beaches a couple of hours before low tide. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, and we had a lovely time rambling across the sand and circumnavigating tide pools. As it was on the weekend, lots of other people were at the beach too, but it's a big beach.

I was particularly interested in how the waves had left patterns in the sand. They looked dramatic in the late afternoon light.

I took quite a few photos, all with my phone, and share some of them below.

16 comments:

These are great photos to have been taken from a phone. I rarely have such luck with mine!The patterns in the sand really are interesting! I would have been taking dozens and dozens of photos! The one you labelled 'woven' is my favourite. Nature is amazing in her artwork!

Joanne, I am so lazy about carrying my camera with me, but I always have my phone. I read up on how to adjust light settings when taking iPhoto pictures, and that has improved the quality of the photos I take. I’ve also done some comparison shots using both the camera and iPhone, and often the phone photos are as good as or better than the camera photos. So that’s my excuse!

Natalie, you are right that taking photos can sharpen our observation skills. On the other hand, sometimes a person can miss out on the experience of the moment when their face is stuck behind a camera, especially if it is something fleeting.